Australia vs United States of America: Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) — UNFCCC

Australia
1.20 million t
in 2020
United States of America
1.69 million t
in 2020
Australia rank
2nd
United States of America rank
1st

Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) — UNFCCC over time

  • Australia
  • United States of America
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M199020052020

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 1.69 million t against 1.20 million t in Australia, a difference of 487,660 t.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.4 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 1st of 18 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 3.06 million t 1.81 million t 1.25 million t Australia
2000s 2.48 million t 1.78 million t 702,968 t Australia
2010s 2.09 million t 1.75 million t 340,238 t Australia
2020s 1.20 million t 1.69 million t 487,660 t United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) — unfccc, Australia or United States of America?
United States of America, at 1.69 million t against 1.20 million t in Australia as of 2020.
What is the difference in wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) — unfccc between Australia and United States of America?
487,660 t, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States of America?
31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Australia and United States of America rank globally for wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) — unfccc?
Australia ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 1st of 18 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) — UNFCCC. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) — UNFCCC
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
20 places, 588 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at Tier 1 following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 2006).